Re: Apple from Austin

From: Kevin Fetter (kfetter@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Feb 27 2004 - 06:05:34 EST

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    Allright! 
    
    I was able to see it using the video setup for an hour, before it got to faint to detect.
    
    Go apple go:)
    
    Kevin
    
    --- Ed Cannon <ecannon@mail.utexas.edu> wrote:
    > Mike found Apple with his telescope and said it was about 
    > +6.0.  It was not hard with my 8x42; some might have been
    > +5.5.  It was a degree or so north of Betelgeuse (alpha 
    > ORI) when I got it with 8x42 at about 2:25 UTC.  Nice one, 
    > Kevin!  A 17-second flash period is so much easier than 
    > 170!  PPAS report:
    
    
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    COSPAR Site #1775  Long 75.6910 W, Lat 44.6062 N, altitude 100 metres
    
    
    
    
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